Hinged handle for utensils



July 6, 194

w. QJOSSELYN HINGED HANDLE FOR UTENSILS Filed April 18, 1945llllllllll'lllilllll Y m0 m m/m m mm 9 JW? f f m W 4 g: m

Patented July 6 19 48 anteen-ante; FOR UTENSILS statement-iris; s45;sea! 1%; stint-'1? raisins; ldialijiai aide The invention describedherein ifpatented iay be rnanufactnred'and usedbyt-or forthe Government7 for g ivern-mei tal purposes, without the paymentto me ofanyroyaltyithereon My invention relates to handles for-canteencupsvorfsiipnilar utensils and more particularlyto a hingedhandleadapted to be-swung between operativeigandinoperative,ypositions-having means for supporting the handleinoperatiYeposition on thecupwith portions thereof-held in cooperative engageinentwith the cup ,to loclgthe handle against pivoting and a resilientportion permit?- ting engage v jentand disengagement of the handle innon pivotal'operative position; v t

The'handles on canteen cups Offth type now in universal :use by thearmedforces-arepivotally' mounted on a side wall ofthe cup ,sothat they mayhe swung-:between an inoperative positionrin which tliey nest along the;walls *of the cup when the cup is not in use and an upright operativeposition for supporting the cup while itis being used. These handles areprovided-gwith-"a sliding" lock on the hingear-n which may-be moved intoa and out ofengagement with a minor upwardly extending lugs; secured tothe walls-'oiathe cup for.

filled, theweig'ht of the contents on thczpartly disengaged lgckcausesit: to slip completely-"out of engagement; thus allowing the cup; to.upset and the contents to spill on :the holder of the' cup or verygeiypp others in -thegimrnediate vicinity or on other food on thedispensing table. ,To overcome these disadvantages, a have devised ahinged handle-and a means for locking thesame z in perat ve positienwhich eliminates the need for'a sliding lock and s a resultelirninatesthe possibility ide i jdi nsag mentt ther f and'the e uii lline tthe qntntsz'qf the w h i la tj n an wa te -and: an n whichia're bound tooccurwhencanteencups of;

thepresent.inaniniaeture'arejused.

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spaced from the first and adapted handle in Operative position on thehinge pin with the portions of the handle extending on either side ofthe second knuckle snugly engaging. the walls of'tlie' cup so thatpivotal movement of the handle is prevented when the handl is suppdrtedby this fknuckle.

Another object of' the inventionjis the pic vision-of a new: andimprovedhinged handle for 10 a 'canteen cup' or: simmer utensil whichhas a hinge knucklefor supporting the handle on a hinge pin secuiedtothe cup in free pivotal engageinent therewith and a second knuckle iorreleasably supporting the handle in uprightopera tive position.

Still "another object of'the inventionis the pro;- vision of a new andimproved hinged handle for "a canteen cupor similar utensil which has ahinge: arm with a free end bent back upon itself to fd'rm; a hinge"knuckle on the end of the hinge a'rnifor' securing thehandle to a hingepin in free pivotal.

engagement therewith, and with a second knucklee formed in th'eextendedfree end spaced from the first and adapted to support the handle inopera-- tive position on the hiri-ge'pin with theportions;

second'knuckle firmly engaging" the walls of the cup solxthat pivotalmovement of the handle is: preveri'tedwhen the handle is supported bythis knuckle:

hinge-knuckles formed in the hinge and of the 5 handle-for supportingthe handle on a hingepin secured to the walls of the cup alternately infree pivotal engagement-therewith or locked in an upright operativeposition and a resilient por- 'onfor normally urging the knuckles intopin- 40 engagin'giposition, but yieldable to permit parting of theknuckles so'that the handle may be shifted to bring one knuckle out ofengagementwith the position. t, v t e A stillfurther object 'of theinvention is the provisionof a newand improved hinged handle fp a,canteen cup or similarutensilwhich has 50 means integral with the handlfor locking the of thehandle extending aboveandbelowthe Affurthenobj'ect of the invention is the piovision of a new andimprovedhinged handlei'ior a canteen cup or similar utensil which has a pair ofhinge pinland the other into engagement with 1 l the pin,-,s0 thatthehandle mayibeshifted at will to suppqrt -thesame in operative orinoperative same in, Operative, position so that the .need fortheseparate locking devices used-for holding the hinged andlesjotthe priorartin operative' -po l v sitign is elimina,te:d,l.;the possibilityoft-"accidental unlocking of the handle inherent in such devices.

is obviated, the constructon greatly simplified, and the cost ofmanufacture reduced without sacrificing durability or simplicity inoperation.

The invention is particularly adapted for connecting handles to canteencups of the type now in use by the armed forces and will be described indetail with reference thereto, but it is to be understoodthat it may beused on all utensils upon which it is desired to secure a hinged handle.The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure1 is a perspective view of a canteen cup with its handle in inoperativeposition.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a canteen cup with its handlepositioned for locking the same in operative position.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a canteen cup with the handle lockedin operative position.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view taken through thehandle-attaching support, with the handle positioned for locking thesame in operative position.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view taken through the handleattaching support, with the handle locked in operative position.

Referring to the drawings wherein, for the purpose of illustration, Ihave shown my new and improved handle applied to a canteen cup, theutensil comprises a sheet metal body or cup It! of generally arcuateshape in horizontal crosssectionand having vertical walls II terminatingin an outwardly flaring lip and beaded edge l2. Riveted or otherwisesuitably secured to the vertical wall II of the cup Ii] at anintermediate point are a pair of spaced apart handle support mountingplates I3 having rolled ends I4 in which the ends of a handle attachingsupport or hinge pin I5 are permanently secured.

The handle proper is constructed from corrosion-resisting bar or strapmetal, and is formed with horizontal and vertical hand-grip portions I6and I1 respectively, and a hinge arm I8 depending from the horizontalhand grip portion I 6. The free end of the hinge arm I8 is rolled backupon itself to form an expansible hinge knuckle I9 on the free end ofthe hinge arm, adapted to be received on the hinge pin 85 in freepivotal engagement therewith. A second expansible hinge knuckle 20,likewise adapted to be engaged on the hinge pin l5, and upwardly spacedfrom knuckle I9 by a spacing strip 2I, as most clearly shown in Figures4 and 5, is also formed in the extended free end of the hinge arm. Bothof these knuckles are located on the back or inwardly facing side of thehinge arm I8, so that a plain surface is presented by the outwardlyfacing side of the hinge arm. After the handle has been formed, it istempered so that the knuckles I9 and 20 will be resiliently urged toengage the support I5, but yet will be sufiiciently yieldable to permittheir engagement and disengagement from the support when that isdesired, andthe vertical hand grip portion I'I will firmly press againstthe front vertical wall of the cup when the handle is folded toinoperative position as shown in Figure l, to releasably lock the handlein that position.

In assembled relation, the hinge arm is positioned between the. twohandle support mounting plates l3 with the handle support or hinge pinI5 passing through one or the other of the hinge knuckles I9 or 20 andpermanently locked in position by crimping or pressing the rolled ends I4 of the plates I3 upon the ends of the pin.

When the hinge knuckle I9 located on'the end of the hinge arm I8 isengaged on the support or hinge pin I5, the handle is freely pivotablefrom the nested position shown in Figure 1 to the unlocked operativeposition shown in Figure 2. To lock the handle in this position, adownward force is applied on the handle in a direction perpendicular tothe axis ofits pivotal movement and suflicient to force the knuckle I9out of engagement with the pin I5 against the resilience of the free endof the hinge arm, and to cause the I hinge arm I8 and its bent back freeend 2I to slide downwardly on the pin until the knuckle 20 is broughtinto engagement with the support I5, as best shown in Figures 3 and 5.When this knuckle 20 is engaged upon the support, the outwardly facingplain surface of the hinge arm I8 is held in firm abutting engagementwith the vertical wall I I of the cup at a point intermediate the endsof the hinge arm and spaced from hinge pin I5, so that the latter isprevented from pivoting about the support I5, and the handle is rigidlybut releasably locked in upright operative position. In this position ofthe handle the cup may be safely carried by the handle without thepossibility of the handle becoming unlocked.

To move the handle to'unlocked position, an

upward force is applied thereto sufiicient to cause the knuckle 211 topart and allow the pin to pass "between the hinge arm I8 and its bentback end 2| and snap into the knuckle I9. The handle may then be swungto nested position preparatory to placing the cup in its carrier.

, It will, of course, be obvious that the resilience of the bentbackportion of the hinge arm I8 must be such that the knuckles I9 and 20may be easily brought into and out of engagement with the support I5,but nevertheless the knuckle 20 must be sufiiciently resistant toparting to prevent it from becoming disengaged from the support l5 bythe pressure of the weight of the contents of the 'cup.

Although I have described 'a specific type of preted to include allthose modifications and rearrangements of parts necessary in adaptingthe handle to use on other types of utensils and coming within the scopeof the appended claims.

I claim: r

1. In a utensil of the class described, a handle attaching supportsecured to said utensil, a hand1e,a hinge arm on said handle having afree and bent back upon itself, said bent back end being conformed todefine a hinge knuckle at the bend of the hinge arm adapted toreleasably engage said support for securing said handle thereto in freepivotal engagement with respect to said utensil, and a second knuckle onthe free'end of said hinge arm resiliently supported in spaced relationfrom the first knuckle and adapted to releasably engage said support forsecuring said handle on said utensil with the portions of said hinge armon either side of said second hinge knuckle held in cooperativeengagement with a wall of said utensil to prevent pivotal movement ofsaid handle on said second knuckle and releasably lock the same inoperative position. i

2. In a utensil of the class described, a handle attachin g'supportsecured to said utensil, a han- ,5 die, a hinge arm on said handlehaving a free end bent back upon itself, said bent back end beingconformed to define a hinge knuckle at the bend of the hinge arm adaptedto releasably engage said support for securing said handle thereto infree pivotal engagement with respect to said utensil, and a secondknuckle on the free end of said hinge arm spaced from the first knuckleand adapted to rele asalbly engage said support for securing saidknuckle on said utensil with the portions of said hinge arm on eitherside of said second hinge knuckle held in cooperative engagement with awall of said utensil to prevent pivotal movement of said handle on saidsecond knuckle and releasably lock the same in operative position, saidturned back end including a resilient portion normally urging saidknuckles into engagement with said support, said resilient portion beingyielda'ble to adapt said knuckles for manual engagement anddisengagement with said support for shifting said handle to bring saidsecond knuckle into and out of engagement with said support.

3. In a utensil of the class described, a handle attaching supportsecured to said utensil, a handle, a hinge arm on said handle having afree end bent back upon itself, said bent back end being conformed todefine a hinge knuckle at the bend of the hinge arm adapted toreleasably engage said support for securing said handle thereto in freepivotal engagement with respect to said utensil, a spacing portion, asecond knuckle on the free end of said hinge arm and separated from thefirst knuckle by said spacing portion and adapted to releasably engagesaid support for securing said handle on said utensil with the portionsof said hinge arm on either side of said second knuckle held incooperative engagement with a wall of said utensil to prevent pivotalmovement of said handle on said second knuckle and lock the same inupright operative position and a resilient portion normally urging saidknuckles int-o engagement with said support, said resilient portionadapting said knuckle for manual engagement and disengagement with saidsupport for shifting said handle to bring said second knuckle into andout Of engagement with said support.

4. In a utensil of the class described, a hinge pin secured to saidutensil, a handle having a hinge arm adapted to pivot around said hingepin, two knuckles on the free end of said hinge arm, said knuckles beingspaced longitudinally on said hinge arm and adapted to selectively andreleasably engage said hinge pin, said hinge arm being shiftableperpendicularly to the axis of pivotal movement of said hinge arm from aposition wherein one of said knuckles pivotally engages said hinge pinto a position wherein the other knuckle non-pivotally engages said hingepm, said free end of said hing-e arm being in said second-named positionin abut-ting engagement with said utensil at a point spaced from saidhinge pin, whereby relative rotation of said utensil and said handle inthe direction of such point of abutment is prevented in saidsecond-named position.

VVINSOR JOSSELYN.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Schmi-tt Sept. 23, 1924Number

